Archive: 2021

The demand for digitally printed textiles is rebounding strongly in 2021 and is set for accelerated growth over the next five years, according to The...

A polyamide fabric embedded with zinc ions has successfully inactivated 99% of the viruses that cause Covid-19 and the common flu (influenza) in research involving...

In the Tapis Magique project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet has been developed to generate three-dimensional...

Vancouver, Washington, USA-based RealWear is expanding the use of its assisted reality headset devices with Zoom-enabled communications to frontline workers globally at ExxonMobil.

Flexible electroluminescent materials for wearable devices have been developed at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea.

Amyloid silk hybrid proteins have been turned into fibres that are stronger and tougher than some natural spider silks by engineers at Washington University in...

A patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in three dimensions using an automated printing system could be used by surgeons to localise critical...

Functions such as heart rate monitoring and continuous electrocardiogram readings can be enhanced by conductive nanotube threads stitched into regular apparel.

New York, USA-based Nanowear is currently running an expanded coronavirus (Covid-19) remote diagnostic research project with Hackensack Meridian Health Systems, the largest hospital system in...

Empa researchers have developed a polymer patch that can be used to stably bond and seal internal injuries to the intestine.